AMA Plans Service Showcase - 2008/04
A hot rod in its time, this low-wing sportster could perform amazingly with modern power and RC equipment.
Background
When Ken Marron's Low Voltage construction article was published in the July 1987 MA, the design was a decidedly sporty electric-powered model. Its Astro .035 motor and 900 mAh Ni-Cd power package provided above-average aerobatic performance for the time. Ken's stylish low-wing design featured a semi-symmetrical, 44-inch-span wing and a micro three-channel RC system that gave it aileron and elevator function in addition to motor speed control. It was a hard package to resist!
Modern update
Fast-forward 21 years: imagine what kind of performance this model might be capable of with one of today's Speed 400 motors and a Li-Poly battery. This design is as modern-looking today as it was then, reinforcing the thought that it might have been ahead of its time.
Construction and features
- Simple and sturdy sheet-balsa fuselage construction
- Built-up, constant-chord wing
- Stick-built tail surfaces
- Semi-symmetrical 44-inch-span wing
- Originally powered by an Astro .035 motor with a 900 mAh Ni-Cd pack
- Micro three-channel RC system (ailerons, elevator, motor speed control)
Plans
Order plans set 559 for $9 from the AMA Plans Service now, and you can have one before another 21 years go by! See page 191 for ordering details.
Transcribed from original scans by AI. Minor OCR errors may remain.
